Plot introduction
RachelJamesisshotthroughherkitchenwindowwhilehavingbreakfastearlyonemorning.ShewashavinganaffairwithDr.JulianStorrs,anOxfordprofessorwhoisacandidateforMasterofLonsdaleCollege.Whenhernextdoorneighborisalsokilledhowever,MorsedeterminesthattheshootingofJamesmayhavebeeninerror.Morsealsosuspectsthathemayhavebeenablackmailer.BothStorrsanhisrivalfortheMastersposition,DenisCornfordhadsecretsthatwouldmakethemsuspects.Morsedeterminesthatseveralothersalsohadthingstohideandanyoneofthemcouldhavecommittedthemurders.
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